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Have you ever wondered how Halloween began and who  started the eccentric practices which evolved into our celebrations today? Let's explore local and global customs and traditions that make Halloween what it is today -and why it's so much fun. What is Halloween? Halloween is an ancient festival, which has its roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain (Sah-ween), when the Celts (ancient inhabitants of Great Britain) celebrated their New Year. They believed that on that day souls of those who had died progressed to the underworld. It was said to be the night when ghosts, demons and witches roamed the earth and people tried to placate them with offerings of nuts and berries. Nowadays these offerings are more likely to be the Mars Bars and Snickers given out to children trick or treating. Today Halloween is celebrated on All Hallows Eve, the night of October 31, the last night of October which was originally the eve of Samhain. What are the colours of Halloween? As you probably gues

Past Simple is one the basic tenses you should know if you want to communicate in English freely. Yes, this is one of these tenses British people really use in everyday life :) Let's start with verb 'to be' in Past Simple, which is troublesome for many foreigners. Czas przeszły prosty, czyli po angielsku Past Simple, jest jednym z podstawowych czasów gramatycznych, które powinieneś znać, jeśli zależy Ci na swobodnej komunikacji w języku angielskim. Tak, to jeden z tych czasów, których Brytyjczycy rzeczywiście używają w życiu codziennym :) Zacznijmy od czasownika 'być' w czasie przeszłym, gdyż wielu obcokrakowcom przysparza on niemałych problemów. Here is the post about forms and use of 'to be' in Present Simple. >>> link W powyższym różowym linku znajdziecie powtórkę czasownika 'to be' w czasie teraźniejszym. Natomiast w czasie przeszłym jego odmiana wygląda nastepująco:  'To be' in Past Simple looks like this: positive forms Example